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Students with Down Syndrome Achieve 100% Pass Results in Sudan’s Foundation Certificate Exams
Jul 26, 2022For the first time in Sudan, students with down syndrome at the Sudan Center for Down Syndrome (SCDS) sit for the foundation certificate exams – all passing with a 100% success rate, scoring 140 and above.... -
Two Sudanese Designers Named FTA Prize 2022 Finalists
Jul 20, 2022Sudanese designers Yousra Elsadig and Eilaf Osman were named as two of 24 finalists for the Fashion Trust Arabia (FTA) Prize. Yousra Elsadig is a Sudanese-British award-winning modest fashion designer and founder of Boutique De Nana (BDN), which is... -
Turkish Airlines Launches First Direct Flights to South Sudan
Jun 4, 2022Turkish Airlines launched its first direct flights to Juba, South Sudan on 1 June 2022. Proud to see the first direct flight of @TurkishAirlines from #İstanbul to #Juba which has landed to Juba International Airport today.🇹🇷... -
Women’s Rights Activist Amira Osman Hamed Wins Human Rights Prize
May 30, 2022Activist and engineer Amira Osman Hamed has won a Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk on 27 May 2022. Announcing the #FLDAward2022 Winner for Middle East & North Africa: Congratulations to Ameira... -
Sudan Mourns Death of British Artist Griselda El Tayib
May 21, 2022Well-known British artist and former teacher Griselda Al Tayib, wife of the late prominent Sudanese writer and scholar Abdullah El Tayib, has passed away in Khartoum, Sudan at the age of 97. تلقينا ببالغ الحزن والأسى... -
Freedom Bridge: South Sudan’s First Permanent Bridge Over Nile
May 20, 2022South Sudan has officially opened the first permanent bridge over the River Nile on Thursday, 19 May 2022 in attendance of South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, the Kenyan presidential candidate and AU infrastructure envoy Raila Odinga,... -
Google Offers A Virtual Tour of the Pyramids of Meroë
May 18, 2022Google has launched of a new digital experience on Google Arts & Culture that will bring the world closer to the Pyramids of Meroë, which is the last capital of the Kushite Kingdom. Viewers will be able to... -
Bono Cinemas: The First International Cinema in Sudan Officially Opens
May 15, 2022Bono Cinema, the first international cinema in Sudan, has opened at The International Nile Club on Friday, 13 May 2022, marked by a ribbon cutting, cut by Sudanese director Saeed Hamid. رسمياً وابتداءً من اليوم الجمعة... -
Are the Pictures of A Young Woman Holding ‘I Want A Husband’ Sign Photoshopped?
May 12, 2022Pictures of a young woman standing at a traffic signal holding a sign that reads ‘I want a husband. I want to get married. I accept polygamy’, followed by her contact number, has gone viral on... -
Singer Balqees Fathi Performs in Sudan for the First Time in Eid Al Fitr
May 10, 2022The popular UAE-based Yemeni singer Balqees Ahmed Fathi performed in Sudan for the very first time in Eid Al Fitr on 7 May 2022. She is the first Khaleeji female singer to perform in Sudan. On...